Starting a Gourmet Popcorn Business
Have you ever wondered about starting a gourmet popcorn business? Popcorn is one food that a lot of people enjoy munching on. If you’re a foodie and enjoys experimenting on new flavors, this might be the business for you. You can enjoy meeting new people while at the same time earn money doing what you like the most.
We’ve created a step-by-step guide on how you can successfully start tour own gourmet popcorns business.
Starting a gourmet popcorn business can be done by anyone and everyone likes to eat popcorn. It doesn’t cost much and you can have it anywhere, at the movies, in parties, amusement parks, while watching your favorite sports match. You can even enjoy it while shopping. You can be assured that you will never run out of customers. Looking for a place to sell, it would not be a problem too, because popcorn would sell equally well whether you do it from a store or online. You can also sell your products at sporting events or concerts.
Starting a gourmet popcorn business can be done for as low as $10,000. It is always best in all start-up businesses to start-out small and work your way up as the demand increases.
The set-up is the first step to starting your gourmet popcorn business. The first thing you need to do is to select a recipe for your popcorn. You can use your old family recipes or you can buy different flavoring wholesale. You must have a thorough knowledge of the processes involved in making your popcorn and make sure that the popcorn you make will have ingredients that would make your finished product better than the rest of the competition. Your choice of ingredients should include knowing how the corn was raised, what type of oil should be used in popping it and what type of flavoring should be used. Right around this point you should have an idea how everything would cost. Your budget should include all your business expenses for food and cooking supplies, rent for a commercial cooking space if you’re not going to do it at home. Also include costs for website development, transportation costs. You might also expect to shell out money for insurance, licensing and permits. Make a list of possible outlets you can use to sell your gourmet popcorns including local events, retail outlets and even online sites. As starters also, you may also have to make promotional samples of your popcorn to give out. All these should be included in your start-up budget.
Next thing that you should do is to apply for all necessary business operating permits. This should include a food handler’s license and resale permit. To get your products moving, you can join events around your neighborhood. You can get in touch with local market leaders or community organizers on the schedule of events and how to join in. When you do make it to one event make sure that that your gourmet popcorn is packaged nicely. Remember that packaging is a very important aspect of selling. Make sure also that your booth is attractively designed to attract your first customers. Giving out a few samples would not hurt your business. Encourage comments so you can improve. Continue to learn and train and apply it for you to grow as a businessman.
One form of marketing that you can use is by making a website. You can also join local business groups so you can become a regular at your neighborhood fairs.
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